If you have the knowledge, then yes. Having the knowledge about  how it works gives you the advantage on how you could profit, just like any other form of invesments. Always remember that every investments has the risk of losing your hard earned cash, that is why before investing you should study, learn on how it works, look at the background of the company, the people who's working on it, what are thier goals, will thier goals be any good in the industry of cryptocurrency. Spend your time researching and learning. With enough knowledge the potential risk on losing in an investment will be less.